April – Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Clergy Sexual Abuse / Safe Churches

April – Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness Month

By Jay Kieve “If any of you put a stumbling-block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were fastened around your neck and you were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to the world because of stumbling-blocks! Occasions for stumbling … Continue reading

A Persistent Bold Faith
Toward Bold Faithfulness

A Persistent Bold Faith

For congregations to thrive and Christ’s mission among us to flourish, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has entered a season of discovering where God would focus our work together. Take CBF’s online survey about your church and your personal ministry aspirations before Feb. 2.   This devotional is part of a series in January that tells stories of “Bold Faith” … Continue reading

I stand amazed in the presence
Advent

I stand amazed in the presence

By Michele Shadden I stand amazed in the presence of a God who loves me beyond measure and grace. I wonder “who, me?” and “why me?” That is a mystery to which I will never know the answer. God just loves me and us with God’s heart and with all that God is and God … Continue reading